This is a follow-up learning post on a post we did recently, where we have upgraded an ESXi host via an ISO image. Today, well learn how to upgrade ESXi 6.0 via Command line interface (CLI). The process of ESXi upgrade has been already documented on this blog, for previous releases (ESXi 5.x > ESXi 6.0), and we used the .ZIP upgrade file. You can read this how-to post here. But today well learn How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via CLI and well do another method which consists of upgrading via a VMware Online depot.

Why would you want to upgrade you ESXi host via VMware online depot? It is easy to upgrade an ESXi host and also, for users who do not have easy access to the GA Offline bundle (Free ESXi users). Youll need an internet connection on the host youll want to upgrade. If you have a host which does not have an internet connection, then you can simply use one of the two above.How to Upgrade ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 via CLI  The steps: